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Re: [Spridgets] NMC - PT Cruiser No Go

To: "David Lieb" <dbl@chicagolandmgclub.com>,
Subject: Re: [Spridgets] NMC - PT Cruiser No Go
From: "Jim F." <jimndi@frontiernet.net>
Date: Sun, 8 Mar 2009 19:07:39 -0400
Broken axle?? or crankshaft? Is there an inspection cover to affirm that 
flywheel is turning: Is a PT Cruiser  Front wheel Drive?



1960 Bugeye

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "David Lieb" <dbl@chicagolandmgclub.com>
To: "S pridgets" <spridgets@autox.team.net>
Sent: Sunday, March 08, 2009 5:38 PM
Subject: [Spridgets] NMC - PT Cruiser No Go


> No Spridget Content!!!
>
> Trish's PT Cruiser has no go. Relatively new clutch. Hydraulics look fine. 
> Pushing the pedal down feels normal and moves the fork as expected. The 
> shifter moves the selectors and feels normal as if it is going into each 
> gear. Even with the engine running, you can put it into each gear without 
> bothering to push down the clutch pedal. No noises, no movement. With it 
> in gear, I can rotate one of the wheels and the other one does not move at 
> all. It is as if the center was ripped out of the clutch disk (if any of 
> you are familiar with the vast amount of torque on tap with the NA 2.4 
> engine, you will know that my tongue is firmly wedged in cheek as I offer 
> that potential explanation). Maybe all of the bolts that hold the clutch 
> pack to the flexplate might have sheered or fallen out, but I would expect 
> at least a little noise. Maybe the diff is no longer talking to the 
> transmission? Any ideas?
> David Lieb
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